Belize Constitution (House Of Representatives) Standing Orders

Cap. 4s02 · Revised Edition 2020 · 93 sections

s. 1Short title
s. 2Oath of Allegiance
s. 3Election of Speaker
s. 4Election of Deputy Speaker
s. 5Presiding in the House and in Committee
s. 6The Mace
s. 7Duties of the Clerk
s. 8Duties of the Serjeant at Arms
s. 9Language
s. 10Quorum
s. 11Days of Meeting
s. 12Hours of Sitting
s. 13Adjournment of the House
s. 14Adjournment-Definite Matters of Urgent Public Importance
s. 15Order of Business
s. 16Petitions
s. 17Papers
s. 18Nature of Questions
s. 19Notice of Questions
s. 20Contents of Questions
s. 21Manner of Asking and Answering Questions
s. 22Personal Explanations
s. 23Arrangement of Public Business
s. 24Public Money
s. 25Notice of Motions or Amendments
s. 26Period of Notice
s. 27Exemption from Notice
s. 28Dispensing with Notice
s. 29Privilege Motions
s. 30Moving of Motions
s. 31Seconding of Motions and Amendments
s. 32Motions not Moved or Seconded
s. 33Withdrawal of Motions
s. 34Amendments to Motions – How Moved and Put
s. 35Time and Manner of Speaking
s. 36Right of Reply
s. 37Interruptions
s. 38Contents of Speeches
s. 39Scope of Debate
s. 40Anticipation
s. 41Closure of Debate
s. 42Rules for Members not Speaking
s. 43Responsibility for Order in the House and in Committee
s. 44Order in the House and in Committee
s. 45Decisions of Questions
s. 46Collection of Voices
s. 47Divisions
s. 48Introduction and First Reading of Bills
s. 49Appointment of Days for Stages for Bills
s. 50Form of Bills
s. 51Second Reading
s. 52Committal of Bills
s. 53Functions of Committees on Bills
s. 54Procedure in Committee of the Whole House on a Bill
s. 55Procedure in Select Committee on a Bill
s. 56Procedure on Reporting of Bills from Committees of the Whole House
s. 57Recommittal of Bills reported from Committee of the Whole House
s. 58Procedure on Bills reported from Select Committee
s. 59Third Reading of Bills
s. 60Procedure on Senate Amendments
s. 61Custody of Bills and Assent thereto
s. 62Withdrawal of Bills
s. 63Bills containing substantially the same provisions
s. 64Presentation and Second Reading of Appropriation Bill
s. 65Committee of Supply
s. 66Allotment of Time in Committee of Supply
s. 67Procedure in Committee of Supply
s. 68Amendments to Heads of Estimates in Committee of Supply
s. 69Third Reading of Appropriation Bill
s. 70Supplementary Financial Provisions
s. 71Supplementary Appropriation Bills
s. 72Standing Committees
s. 73Constitution of Standing Committees
s. 74Powers and Duties of Standing Committees
s. 75Chairmen of Standing Committees
s. 76Special Select Committees
s. 77Constitution and Chairmen of Select Committees
s. 78Joint Select Committees
s. 79Procedure in Select Committees
s. 80Premature Publication of Evidence
s. 81Reports from Select Committees
s. 82Divisions in Select Committee
s. 83Private Bills
s. 84Absence of Members
s. 85Employment of Members in Professional Capacity
s. 86Report of Debates
s. 87Strangers
s. 88Press
s. 89Amendment of Standing Orders
s. 90Suspension of Standing Orders
s. 91General Authority of the Speaker
s. 92Agreement between both sides of the House
s. 93Interpretation